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Art Therapy for Psychosis
- 1. Brittany Cruse 4 April 2014 Art therapy is a way to walk in her shoes without judgment. #NewAge
- 2. “Imagine if you suddenly learned that the people, the places, the moments most important to you were not gone, not dead, but worse, had never been. What kind of hell would that be?” Dr. Rosen, A Beautiful Mind Introduction
- 3. •Art therapy: the topic interests me because my favorite book is based on a similar method • Iceberg view of Culture • ShallowCulture • Visual arts • DeepCulture • Nonverbal communication • Definition of insanity Research Focus
- 4. •What are common symptoms of those suffering from psychosis and how do they progress in later stages of life? •What are some treatments for psychosis and how effective are they? •What is art therapy and how does it help individuals suffering from psychosis? Questions
- 5. Art therapy is crucial to help individuals suffering from psychosis put a voice to and deal with their confusion in every stage of psychosis and following the relief of symptoms. “The task of therapy is not to eliminate suffering but to find a form in which it can be expressed.The therapist then would be an artist of the soul, working with sufferers to enable them to find the proper container for their pain, the form in which it would be embodied.” Stephen K. Levine ResearchThesis
- 6. •5 different stages of psychosis (EPPIC) • At-Risk part 1 • At-Risk part 2 • Active • Recovery • Continued Care What are common symptoms of those suffering from psychosis and how do they progress in later stages of life?
- 7. •Medication (CAMH) • Effective but has many side effects and risks • Must continue after symptoms are relieved • If not, symptoms return with hirer intensity •Art therapy (Art Therapy Journal) • Effective but requires medication as well • Easier environment • Recommended to continue after relieved of symptoms •Recommended to participate simultaneously What are some treatments for psychosis and how effective are they?
- 8. •People are naturally creative • Easier to draw than speak when traumatized (ArtTherapy Journal) •Art therapist guides sessions (ArtTherapy Journal) • Begin with prompt • Ask about various aspects of picture • Subconscious takes over in art What is art therapy and how does it help individuals suffering from psychosis?
- 9. SoWhat is the Painting?
- 10. •Painting is a common form of art •Painted by Louis Wain, a psychotic •“For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.” Jean Dubuffet Art Piece KaleidoscopeCats 4: Paisley Pattern Cat LouisWain
- 11. •“His cat's paintings started to change and to show startling images. Quite revealing of his psychotic condition were the cat's eyes. See how they become fixed with hostility, even in the earliest paintings, because the psychotic probably tends to think that the world is looking upon him in a menacing way. Another sign is the fragmentation of the cat's body. They become altered in a strange way under the psychotic's gaze, and almost always are represented as distorted and phantastic shapes.” Stages of Psychosis
- 12. Art Analysis
- 13. •Louis Wain is just one example •His paintings show progression •His paintings show how he dealt with psychosis Conclusion
- 14. •Cardoso, Silvia Helena. "Cats Painted in the Progression of Psychosis of a Schizophrenic Artist." Neuroscience Art Gallery. State University of Campinas - Brazil, 2014. Web. 3 Apr 2014. •Dubuffet, Jean. "Psychotic Quotes." BrainyQuote. BookRags Media Network, 2014. Web. 4 Apr 2014. •"How Art Therapy Can Help Children ." ArtTherapy Journal. PyschINFO, 2014. Web. 3 Apr 2014. •"Phases of Psychosis." Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre. OrygenYouth Health, 2014. Web. 3 Apr 2014. •"Treatments for Psychosis." Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. N.p., 2014. Web. 3 Apr 2014. Bibliography
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- Stage 1: anxiety, irritability, depression, difficulty in concentration and memory, preoccupation with unusual ideas, sleep disturbance, loss of energy, social withdraw, deterioration in work performance Part 1: you begin noticing small changes in each category. Part 2: the symptoms become more prominent and the first mild episodes begin. Stage 2: Hallucinations begin. Persecutory delustions: the person believes that they are being watched, followed, judged, or something is planning to hurt them. Grandiose delutions: the person believes that they have special abilities. Delusions of reference: the person believes that tv, radio, and newspapers are referring to them. Somatic delusions: the person experiences unusla beliefs about themselves. Passivity delusions: the person believes that others are controlling or reading their mind. Delusional guilt: the person falsely believes that they are responsible for negative events. Stage 3: Art therapy and medication. Stage 4: Continued care. 75% of individuals will relapse. Individuals are encouraged to continue with art therapy on their own.
- Side effects and risks: tiredness, dizziness, weight gain, dry mouth, blurry vision, restlessness, stiffness, constipation and muscle spasms. Muscle spasms include: spontaneous movements of the tongue, lips, jaw or fingersEnviornment: they know they’re in therapy but it’s more relaxed, they won’t feel as judged or on the spot if they’re making art and basically chatting about what they’re drawing
- Subconscious takes over: when having conflicting thoughts, psychotics have a hard time describing how they’re feeling because they don’t even know. When drawing or painting it’s easier because they draw what they see which is a distorted hallucination of reality; the individual can’t tell but the therapist can which is why this is effective. It doesn’t but the psychotic in a therapy environment but still allows therapy.
- Louis Wain is just one example of someone suffering from psychosis. His paintings show the progression of psychosis and how difficult it is for these individuals to tell what’s real. It is difficult, embarrassing, and confusing to have to tell people that you can’t tell the difference between what’s real and what’s fantasy. Most individuals suffering from psychosis don’t know that they can’t tell the difference. Medication will help but regular counseling won’t; the patient wouldn’t believe their therapist when they’re told that they suffer from psychosis. Art therapy is a way to show the therapists what the patient is seeing and how severe their case is. Art Therapy is not only an expression but a way for psychotics to show their confusion and put a voice to their confusion. Those suffering from psychosis have to wake up everyday and ask themselves “is all of this real, or unreal?”